Cigarette-box.



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CIGARETTE BOX. APPLICATION FILED 00T. 1913.

Patented Jana 23, l.

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.AARON MENDLSON ANT) SHEPARID J'. GOLDBERG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CGARETTE-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented une 23, 1914.

Application filed ctober 4, 1913. Serial No. 793,414.

To all whom it may concern;

rette-Box. of which the following is a Jr'ull,

clear, and exact description'.

rlhis invention relates to cigarette boxes 'and more particularly to abox which may be constructed of pasteboard or metal, to form a neat andattractive article designed ior permanent use so that cigarettes may beremoved from the ordinary boxes and placed within a serios of clamps orholdersI supported in a nox'elcmanner in the body of v'the box, wherebval person or persons may reaily remove a single cigarette.

i further object of the` invention is to provide a supporting memberwhich is hinged in the body of the box and designed to normally move to'an upright position sa .ing drawings forming a part of this' speciliwhenthe cover of the box is opened, the

said supporting member carrying holders or clamps designed to more intospaced relation automatically'-upon'the opening of the box. f'

'With the above and other objects in View, the invention resides moreparticularly in the peculiar combination and arrangement of partsk whichwill be illustrated as a preferred embodiment in the accompanyingdrawings and described in the specification. Reference is t0 be had tothe accompanycation, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in "all the views, and in which- Figure l is aperspective'view of a cigarette box constructed in accordance with theinvention, the same being shown in an open position withthe supportingmembers for the cigarettes in an upright position whereby the cigarettesmay be removed; F ig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view o'f the devicin the position shown in F ig. l; and Fig. 3 is a plan View of the boxwith the supporting member moved into the body, the cover being brokenaway to show the arrangement of the part-s when the box is closed. I

As shown, the box comprises a body 5 preferably having flat front andrear edge portions 6 and 7 and convened side edges 8 preferably formedby bending the bottom of the body upwardly. Hinged to the roar edgeportion 7, as shown at t), is a cover l0 preferably having its marginaledges turned inwardly, as .shown at ll, and having downT wardly directedportions `adapted to snap into the arca of the body, while-a suitablesnap l2 at the free edge ot' the cover is designed to retain the coverin a closed position by engagement with the inturned edge i3 oi' thepart (i.

A supporting member or plate ll is pivotally mounted in the body nearthe back portion of the latter, and forthis purpose the opposite sidesof the body are provided 'with bearing portions or blocks lrmounted inthe eoncaves of the edge portions-8 and designed to receive the ends etthe pivot 16. 'l`he supporting member or plate ist is providedvvitlrspaccd end ears 1T pivotally cn-y gaged with the pivot or pintie16, such ears being formed by severing the plate at spaced points toprovide an intermedi-.ite extension iti which isdirccled downwardly andrcamvardly in angular relation to the plate propelso as to form alimiting ,mehr ber preventing the plate or supporting member from movingbeyond right position, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 or' the drawings.The plate. is normally sustained in this position by a pair of springs19 around the pintle or pivot 1G beyond the endsl ol.z the supportingmember or plate, and each spring is provided With a curved arm 2Obearing against the bottom of theA box body and with an angular arm 2lengaging the i'ront face ot the supporting member or plate, so that whenthe cover l0 is open said supporting member or plate will automaticallymove to an upright position. The utility of this structure and functionis apparent, by vproviding a plurality of clamps or holders upon thesupporting member or plate designed to 4hold the cigarettes at differentelevations or in spacedrelation as shown. The holders or clamps,indicated by the numeral Q3, in the present instance are alternatelyfixed to or pivotcd with respect to the supporting member or plate lltnear the lower edge of the latter, and each clamp or holder is made upof a single section or strip otl metal having a back portion Q4, abottom portion 25 disposed at right angles thereto and a iront portion2G bent upwardly in spaced relation to the back portion. The front andback portions are disposed in such position an' i up! .rio

as to clamp a cigarette held therebetween, and in order to permit thecigarettes to readily enter the holders or clamps the upper edges of thefront portions are bulged outmentality of rivets or the like 28'preferably bent to form integral ears 29 engagetl vated position,and'clamps carried by the engaged near the back portions of the holders,while the other holders or clamps are through transverse slots in thespporting member or plate and retained in position upon a pivot 31 sothat While the first-mentioned holders are held in an up right positioncoinciding with that of the supporting member`or plate, the pivotedholders or clamps will move into inclined positions and thus dispose thecigarettes in spaced or staggered relation and at different elevationswhen the cover is open and the supporting member or plate isautomatically moved by the springs to an upright position. Thus thedevice possesses advantages both in structure and utility, since thecigarettes will -not only be firmly held against accidental displacementbut may be readily Withdrawn independently and Without fingering theother cigarettes in the box.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a cigarette box, the combination Witha box body and cover therefor; of a supporting plate pivoted in the boxbody, a plurality of cigarette holders carried by said plate, certain ofsaid holders being rigid with the plate and others pivotedto swing inspaced relation thereto when the 'box is open, and means to move thesupporting plate to a vertical position.

2. The combination with a box comprising a body portion and-a covertherefor; of a plate pivoted to the opposed sides of the box body,spring means normally elevating the plate at right angles to said body,meansito 8. The combination with a box comprising a body portion and acover therefor; of a plate pivoted to the opposed sides of the box body,said plate having an angular extension adapted to contact with thebottom of the box body to limit the movement of the plate to an elevatedposition, spring means carried by the pivot of the plate and engagingthe plate and body to hold said plate in an ele opposed sides of theplate in spaced rela-tion. 4. Thecombination with a cigarette box,

a supporting plate carried therein and means adapted to move said plateinto an accessible position when the box is open; of a plurality ofcigarette holders carriedY by the plate,- said holders comprising singlesections of material re-bent to provide spaced front and back portionsand a bottomv portion, the upper ends of the front portion being bulgedoutwardly.

5. The combination with a cigarette box, a supporting plate carriedtherein and means to move the plate into accessible position when thebox is o en; of a plurality of cigarette holders carried by the plate,said holders comprising singlesection's of material rebent to provi espaced front and back portions and a bottom ortion, the upper ends ofthefront portion being bulged outwardly, the holders invalternaterelation-being fixed l to and pivotally carried by the plate -wherebythe cigarettes carried therein will be held adjacent to and in angularrelation to the plate when the box is open and will move into alinementwhen the box is closed.

In testimony whereof we have signed our namesto this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

AARON MENDELSON. .SHEPARD J GOLDBERG. Witnesses:

JOHN E. BURCH, PHILIP D. Romanos.

